Public Interest
Conferences & Career Fairs Equal Justice Works
Conference/Career Fair 2008
October 10 & 11, 2008
The Omni
Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
This national career fair connects public interest
employers and applicants and offers a variety of public
interest and social justice workshops. New this
year, student leaders from around the country will
share what is happening on their campuses, and
student discussion groups will supplement the
workshops, making the experience more personal and
collegial. 1L's may attend table talk only, but 2L's
and 3L's may apply for interviews. The Association
for Public Interest Law will coordinate and help
finance travel for students who do not have
interviews. Students seeking interviews should send
cover letters and resumes directly to employers. The
Feinstein Institute will cover student registration
fees.
2009 Public Interest Legal Career Fair
February 2009
New York University School of Law
Public Interest Law Center
The Public Interest Legal Career Fair is the nation's largest public interest legal career fair. Here, students can interview with employers for internships and permanent jobs, and talk informally with potential employers at their information tables. Last year, more than 1,700 law students and representatives from 189 organizations attended the Fair.
15th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference Yale Law School February 2009
Yale Law School, New Haven, CT
The Rebellious Lawyering Conference is a student-run public interest conference that brings together practitioners, law students, and community activists/advocates from around the country to discuss innovative, progressive approaches to law and social change. The fee is $30 and the organizers will try to arrange home stay accommodation for all preregistered participants, who register by February 8th, who indicate at the time of on-line registration that they require housing.
22nd Annual Robert M. Cover Retreat Yale Law School
Spring 2009
Dates & Location to be announced
Every year, public interest law students, professors, and practitioners from the Eastern, Mid-Eastern, and Southern United States gather together at the Robert M. Cover Public Interest Law Retreat to network, strategize, and socialize in a beautiful, secluded setting.
The retreat brings to life the vision of Robert Cover, a Yale Law School professor and social change activist. Cover’s vision encompassed four principal goals: 1) to connect students with common goals and interests from across the country; 2) to create a network of professors, peers, and practitioners for students headed toward careers in public interest; 3) to provide a forum for discussions about change and growth pertaining to public interest law; and 4) to provide a platform for change in the public interest sector and perceptions about public interest law.
Accommodations are in cabins with bunks. The food is great. The cost is $125 (register by February 15) for the entire weekend (includes food, board, and retreat).
